IRFU U19 Interprovincial Championships

1st September 2005 By Munster Rugby

The Munster U.19 team to play Ulster in Ravenhill on Saturday in their first game of the Interprovincial Championship has been named.

MUNSTER U.19 TEAM TO FACE ULSTER ANNOUNCED

Munster s U.19 team head north to play Ulster this weekend for their first game in the inaugural IRFU U.19 Interprovincial Championship. The competition has been introduced to promote player involvement in that age group and to improve the numbers in the pool of players to select for Munster U.21 s and Ireland U.21 s.

MUNSTER U19 TEAM

Riobaird Wilmott, Bandon RFC
Neil Bourke, Cork Constitution
Donal Murphy, Garryowen FC
David Walsh, Thurles RFC
Neilus Keogh, Bruff RFC
Oisin Keely, Corinthians
David Nathan, Cork Constitution RFC
Tommy O Donnell, Clanwilliam RFC
Tony Cahill, Bruff RFC
Alan Coughlan, Sunday s Well RFC
Peter Broughan, Midleton RFC
Michael Kinsella, Shannon RFC
Darragh Lynch, Clonakilty RFC
Shane O Sullivan, Sunday s Well RFC
Willie Staunton, Garryowen FC

REPLACEMENTS

Ben Rowley, Garryowen FC
Ronan O Neill, Sunday s Well RFC
Conor McNamara, Garryowen FC
Cillian O Neill, Clonakilty RFC
Dave Barry, Young Munster RFC
Eamon Lane, Rockwell College
Donal Collins, Rockwell College

2005/6 U.19 INTERPROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIP FIXTURES

Saturday 3^rd September 2005

Ulster v Munster, Ravenhill, 12 noon

Friday 9^th September 2005

Connacht v Munster, Sportsgrounds, 4pm

Friday 16^th September 2005

Munster v Leinster, Thomond Park, 5pm

Note:

The squad includes players from thirteen clubs and colleges all over Munster. Garryowen FC has four players on the squad, with Sunday s Well having three representatives. Bruff, Clonakilty, Rockwell College, Cork Constitution and Shannon each have two players, with one each from Bandon, Corinthians, Thurles, Clanwilliam, Presentation College Cork, Young Munster and Midleton. Included in the squad is backrow Tommy O Donnell from Clanwilliam RFC who was on the Irish youth team last year, and the Irish U.18 team that competed in the Four Nations in Wales. Also included is Neilus Keogh, from Bruff RFC who played with St. Munchin s last season and was also a member of the Irish U.18 team.

Training began at the start of August, and the squad rotates between Old Christians RFC and UCC in Cork and Garryowen FC in Limerick on alternate weeks.